Opera

If you want a fair that features great music, look no further than Festival Opera's Opera in the Park.

In a new production by visual artist Jun Kaneko and sung in English, The Magic Flute is perfect for the whole family.

John Adams’ first opera, Nixon in China, is a thoroughly modern, musically and visually irresistible masterpiece.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience the intimacy and immediacy of
that drama in this first-ever fully staged production by West Bay Opera
at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.

For the purest maverickism, attend the second concert honoring four rule-breakers and featuring top-notch artists.

This most sensitive artist presents Schubert’s emotionally chilling,
potentially cathartic Winterreise (Winter journey).

Manga meets Mozart in this colorful production.

Ensemble Parallèle presents the world premiere of Jacques Desjardins’ chamber orchestration of John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby

he opportunity to hear two great pros, the divinely voiced Karita Mattila in partnership with master accompanist Martin Katz, is irresistible.

Every seat should be taken for a production that delivers the unbeatable combination of Susan Graham and David Daniels. Potentially as rewarding are the San Francisco debut of soprano Lisette Oropesa and the return of early-music specialist and contralto Sonia Prina.